Acts 11:21 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²¹ The power of the Lord was upon their efforts so that a large number of people who believed [the message] turned to the Lord [in faithful obedience].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ And the presence of the Lord was with them with power, so that a great number [learned] to believe (to adhere to and trust in and rely on the Lord) and turned and surrendered themselves to Him.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number that believed turned unto the Lord.

Common English Bible

²¹ The Lord’s power was with them, and a large number came to believe and turned to the Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And the hand of the Lord was with them. And a great number believed and were converted to the Lord.

Acts 11:21 Cross References

Acts 2:47

praising God and enjoying favor with all the people [of the area]. And every day the Lord added to their number [i.e., to the church] those who were being saved [i.e., upon their obedience to the Gospel].

Luke 1:66

And everyone who heard about this incident remembered it [i.e., for some time]. They were saying, “What will this child become? For the hand of the Lord was [surely] with him.”

1 Thessalonians 1:5

for our Gospel came to you, not merely in words, but also in power, in [a demonstration of] the Holy Spirit [See I Cor. 2:4] and with [“our” or “your”] deep conviction [of its truth]. You people know what kind of men we were while living among you for your benefit.

Acts 9:35

When everyone who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him [i.e., that the man was healed], they turned [their lives over] to the Lord.

Acts 11:24

[Now] Barnabas was a good man who was full of the Holy Spirit and of faith [in the Lord], and many people were added to the [church of the] Lord.

Acts 6:7

So, the message of God increased [in its influence] and the disciples multiplied in number greatly in Jerusalem, [so that even] a large number of [Jewish] priests became obedient to [the message of] the faith.

Acts 5:14

And more and more believers in the Lord, both men and women, were [being] added to the [people of the] Lord.

Acts 4:4

But many of the people who heard the message [of God] believed [in Jesus] and the number of men [alone] came to be about five thousand.

Acts 15:19

So, my advice is not to make it difficult for those who turn to God from among the Gentiles,